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Thoughts on property values and property taxes
By Alison McKellar - Jul 26As most of you know by now, Camden is in the process of updating the estimated values of the properties in town. Most of you probably got a letter ...
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A look back and a look ahead
By Chris Morong - Jun 08Now that it’s been a little over a month since the financial audit of the Snow Bowl Redevelopment has been completed, and with an election and ...
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Lookner looks to create open, inviting community
By Jenna Lookner - Jun 06My name is Jenna Lookner and I am running for Camden Select Board. I grew up in Camden and attended college in Massachusetts. I presently live on ...
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Chapman seeks to complete various town tasks
By William Chapman - Jun 01To my friends and voters in Rockport, I gave a lot of thought to this before deciding to run for another term. My decision rested on what I think ...
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The real choice we face on the middle school bond vote
By Wyatt McConnell - May 05The June ballots of Camden and Rockport will include a proposed bond to finance construction of a new facility for Camden Rockport Middle School ...
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The American Boathouse — Q & A
By Nancy Hughes and ... - Mar 21There have been several recent news stories about the proposed zoning change for The American Boathouse property located on Camden Harbor. In ...
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Refugees and Global Migration: Humanity’s Crisis
By Ron Bancroft - Mar 03Last weekend’s 30th Camden Conference once again showed the uncanny knack conference organizers have for selecting a topic, a year in advance, ...
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Incompetent management snowplows redevelopment
By Dana Strout - Feb 02The local news this week has been replete with stories of the resignations of the town manager and the director of the Snow Bowl. These resignation...
The Spouter Inn salutes our vets
By Aimee N. Lanteigne - Nov 16On a chilly, gray Friday in November, my fiancé and I meandered our way down Route 17 about an hour’s drive from home to spend the night near ...
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Gambling on short-term waste disposal contract is a bad ...
By Gian-Angelo Gallace - Oct 27Voters in Camden, Rockport, Lincolnville and Hope should soundly defeat the so-called 'compromise' short-term solid waste disposal contact that is ...
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To citizens of Camden and Rockport
By Maria Libby - Jun 08As approval of our school budgets and a new middle school proposal will soon go to vote, I wanted to take a moment to clear up some questions ...
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Camden Select Board member reflects on year
By Marc Ratner - Jun 08Now that I'm closing in on a year on the Camden Select Board I thought I'd post an update on the experience. I take the job seriously. I went to ...
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New middle school is best choice for the community
By Elizabeth Noble - Jun 01I am currently on the ballot for the MSAD 28 School Board, I have been a member of the Camden-Rockport Middle School Building Committee, and I’m ...
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McKellar vows to keep public informed
By Alison McKellar - Jun 01I grew up here in Camden, splitting my time with my dad, who still lives on Spruce Street, and my mom in North Union, just on the edge of the ...
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Stories and tears at the 'death with dignity' hearing
By Jory Squibb - Apr 14It was truly an honor to sit at the hearing in Augusta on the upcoming death with dignity bills. Similar bills, pioneered by Oregon almost 20 ...
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The Woodstove Alliance explained
By Frances Wheeler-Berta - Mar 18The Woodstove Alliance’s name has come up in recent news about the proposed Rockland Resolution for Diversity. As a result, there have been ...
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New middle school needed
By Elizabeth Noble - Feb 14The Camden-Rockport Middle School (CRMS) needs a new building. This past Fall, the Camden Rockport Middle School Building Vision Committee went on ...
Camden women react to 'mother of marches'
By Anita Brosius-Scott - Jan 24“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not ...
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Memory Lane
By Jean Edwards - Nov 11I took a walk down Memory Lane on a soft-lit cloudy day, The polished black of granite stone had a long sad tale to say. "I can't come home, Mom, ...
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Rockport sidewalk project increases 'walkability'
By Don White and Owen Casas - Oct 20This guest column is in response to an editorial published in September in both The Camden Herald and The Courier-Gazette. We, the joint Camden-Roc...
